When it comes to drug trafficking, Florida is tough. A conviction can carry stiff penalties. If found guilty, you can be placed behind bars facing a minimum mandatory prison sentence. In Miami, drug trafficking is a common charge, which is when you possess a certain weight or quantity of illegal drugs. Cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin,…

Being charged with a crime is an event that will cause any person anxiety and tremendous stress. How much more if you are a first-time offender? If you are a first time offender, chances are, you’ll feel overwhelmed. The current situation is extremely traumatic. Fortunately, you being a first time offender, and your lack of…

Getting arrested is a scary experience. But what’s even scarier is committing crucial mistakes after being taken into police custody. Your actions during and after the arrest can have a serious impact on your defense if you go to trial. It’s natural to panic when you find yourself in this situation. A clear head, presence…

Do you know what to do if you get charged with a DUI in Miami? So you got pulled over and the officer starts asking questions. How do you respond? Should you submit to a physical or chemical test? If you get arrested, who do you call? What is going to happen? Know the law…

There are two sets of legal codes in the United States: state and federal. The difference between a federal crime and a state crime is that federal crimes break the legal code set by the U.S. government while state crimes violate the legal code set by the state you live in. Sometimes, however, a crime…

When it comes to drug trafficking, Florida is tough. A conviction can carry stiff penalties. If found guilty, you can be placed behind bars facing a minimum mandatory prison sentence. In Miami, drug trafficking is a common charge, which is when you possess a certain weight or quantity of illegal drugs. Cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin,…

If you are dealing with a drug possession case, it is best to have a well-planned and polished defense. This will help decrease your penalty, or in some cases can get your charges thrown out entirely. You need to know the facts about your drug case so that you know what you are up against….

The U.S. has the world’s highest incarceration rate. Housing, feeding, and securing prisoners is incredibly expensive, so the government allows certain criminals to go on probation. Probation is a sanction that can be ordered by the judge. This sanction lets a person stay in their community, as long as a probation officer is supervising them….

Opening a medical marijuana business in Florida suddenly became a lucrative prospect for entrepreneurs, thanks to more than 71 percent of state voters approving Amendment 2. According to the health department, at least 420,000 patients in Florida are now eligible for medical marijuana. Such a huge client base could see the industry explode to up…

Understanding the law is the civic duty of every citizen, and is not as complicated as many people say it is. Generally, the law is broken into two distinct categories: felonies, and misdemeanors. While these two categories do have some commonalities, the difference between them is important. As part of our commitment to our community,…

Tax evasion and tax fraud are illegal practices that occur when one avoids paying their taxes. When taxes aren’t paid, it could have a big impact on the economy and government operations. That is why the Internal Revenues Services is very keen in finding culprits. Tax evasion and tax fraud are terms that are commonly…

Many people are arrested every year due to prescription drug charges. Many of the cases involve discovering small amounts of controlled drugs in someone’s possession or in someone’s car. Prescription drug charges comprise a large percentage of cases handled in criminal court. Fortunately, there are many defenses available to those facing this type of charge….

Courts have several options available when it comes to sentencing offenders in the criminal justice system. Perhaps one of the most common is probation or the suspension of a jail sentence that lets convicted individuals have the opportunity to remain within the community instead of being locked in a prison. People who are handed probation…

Florida Domestic Violence Cases: Top Questions Answered Domestic violence is a pattern of behavior that particular individuals use to establish dominance and control over the relationship. It is committed against their current or former intimate partners, families, relatives, or anyone who has lived with them in the same dwelling as a family unit. It includes…

Identity theft is one of the fastest-growing crimes across the world. The evolution of technology, prevalence of online financial transactions, and the digitalization of personal documents all make it easier for people to remotely access private information of individuals around the globe. Anyone can be a victim of identity theft. Once you get victimized by…

Currently, in our technologically-dominated era of the smart phone and many other recording devices, almost anyone can record live events. This new communal accessibility has led to the idea of having on-duty police officers use body mounted cameras in order to capture incidents as they unfold. The practice of using body cameras is in the initial stages…

The short answer is- not really. TSA & DEA don’t necessarily get along and as a result TSA is largely turning a blind eye to travelers with personal use amounts of Marijuana. The DEA wants TSA to do their job regarding busting people with pot at the airport and TSA said unless you pay us…

I had the pleasure of diving with some friends last week in the Florida Keys. We were on the hunt for spiny lobster. We were able to hit our limit every morning. I’ve lived in Florida now for almost 8 years and this was my first lobster dive. We’ve been eating lobster quesadillas every night…

I recently came across this article by Caleb Mason, a law professor at the Southwestern Law School. Here, he analyzed Verse 2 of Jay-Z’s popular song 99 Problems in which Jay-Z is traveling down I-95 with drugs in his car and has a police encounter. Verse 2 is a fairly accurate analysis of a person’s rights…

Most people can recite the popular Miranda warnings as a result of all of the legal dramas that can be seen on television. Cops, Law and Order, and CSI: Miami are just a few of the many admired television shows that depict the relationship between the police and the general public. “You have the right…

In Florida, when the police are called out to a domestic dispute, they have to arrest someone. It’s just the way it is. Since the police do not have any discretion, this often leads to false arrests or arrests for relatively minor incidents – for which you could have a valid defense. A Domestic Violence…

The short answer is you go to jail and you want to get bonded out as quickly as possible! In very rare and minor cases an officer does have the discretion to give you a Promise to Appear (“PTA”), but don’t get your hopes up. In most cases, you will be taken to the Pre-Trial Detention…

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